Table 1.
Characteristics of 159 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; ICU, intensive care unit; MOF, multiple organ dysfunction
| Variables | Values |
|---|---|
| Preoperative data | |
| Age (years) | 65 (56–72) |
| Weight (kg) | 78 (68–88) |
| Males, n (%) | 106 (67) |
| Active smoker, n (%) | 31 (20) |
| Diabetes (types I and II), n (%) | 19 (12) |
| ASA score, n (%) | |
| ≤ 2 | 12 (8) |
| 3 | 88 (55) |
| ≥ 4 | 9 (6) |
| Unknown | 50 (32) |
| Type of operation | |
| CABG only, n (%) | 87 (55) |
| Valve replacement only, n (%) | 48 (30) |
| CABG and valve replacement, n (%) | 19 (12) |
| Other, n (%) | 5 (3) |
| Perioperative data | |
| Operation time (min) | 240 (183–285) |
| Perfusion time (min) | 116 (85–141) |
| Aorta clamp time (min) | 71 (49–90) |
| Lowest temperature (°C) | 29 (28–31) |
| Postoperative data | |
| Days on ventilator | 1 (1–2) |
| ICU stay (days) | 3 (2–5) |
| MOF, n (%) | 6 (3.8) |
| Hospital stay (days) | 11 (9–15) |
| Fatalities, n (%) | 14 (9) |
Median values and interquartile range in parentheses